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But Ulster Rugby have this afternoon confirmed that Best has been ruled out for four to six weeks with a hamstring injury after he was seen on crutches before the province's rousing PRO14 victory over the Scarlets last Friday night.

Meanwhile Leinster today confirmed that Kearney and Leavy will also miss their province's first salvos in Europe this season, against Montpellier and Glasgow Warriors.

Kearney, 31, suffered the latest in a series of hamstring injuries in the victory over Cardiff Blues and is out for six to eight weeks, while Leavy has gone under the knife to fix an ankle problem and is out for up to eight weeks.